River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-20

"Be not the first by whom the new Is tried.
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside"
"There is no such thing as an arti-
fetal method"
The results of the River Falls examina-
ton have been issued.
Cora Rarnard is teaching five months
term of school at Beldenville.
The Teachers Institute aud Practical
Teacher Tor September comes loaded
down with good things.
We like the spirit of those applicants
who have said TO us, IF my papers do
not entitle me to third grade certificate,
l do not want limited"
We have a set of the International
Cyclopadia in cloth binding at our office,
which we viii sell ON easy terms to the
proper person. Write us about it.
Will the writer of the anonymous COM
munication from River Falls please furn-
ish us his name rs the information con-
btlllCu tlCIGlu ID NOitittCHo OtllCIMl6c.
The opening of the Prescott High School
will take place Saturday, Oct 22d, 1887.
The exercises are TO consist of speeches,
and other literary miscellany interpreted
with music.
Geo. Frye opened term of school in
the Herbert district Oct. IL, 1887, Cora
Maxgood inNo 6, Union, on the Sd, and
Lu Stafford has commenced term in
No. S, Ellsworth.
The schools are opening up in fine
shape throughout the county. We
know of no vacancies at present. Teach
ers seem to be numerous and a number
are without schools.
Maggie Johnson will open term of
school in No. 6, Hartland, and Mary Sans
has commenced a term in No. J, Rock
Elm. Carrie Nelson of Martell opened
term in No. 4, Gilman.
Man is the highest creation of God;
mind is the noblest part of man. To
acquaint ourselves with its constitution
and workings is to learn that which is
nearest God in His finite creation. The
Public School.
Have you a daily program of your
school-work posted up somewhere in
your school-room where pupils and visit
ors may consult it any time? Invite
criticism upon your program and allow
pupils to suggest changes. giving their
reasons for recommending the change.
",rhe true teacher knows where to
draw the inestimable line of division be-
tween teaching and telling. 1t may be
stated in few words: Tell pupil those
points in a subject of study which are
clearly beyond the scope of his reason or
observation; but from that point onward,
bearing in mind always the foundation
principle that he Is to be taught to think,
throw him upon his self-activity. "-H. f.
Harrington.
Allow me through your columns TO say
few words concerning Educational
papers.
It seems to me that teachers as a gen.
eral thing should have some paper in
which they can have a change of Educa-
tional ideas and in which they can see
school matters discussed.
During my teaching have seen sam
pies of many Educational papers, but
have found none so full of good ideas as
that of the Popular Educator" published
at so Bromfield St., Boston.
Almost every branch taught in our
schools has its separate column besides
work in botany, physics, physical geogra-
ply, and physiology.
The latter subjects are so presented
that they become simple even to small
child, and the work is helpful to the
teacher in the line of general or object
work.
The Children's department is also an
attractive feature to the teacher who has
rhetoricals to prepare. The paper comes
at the price of s1.0O year or ten num-
bers.
If the teachers of our district schools,
especially, need some good paper, | can
as one worker among you recommend
the Popular Educator"
am pleased to note that educational
ideas can now be exchanged through
both our city papers.
Let the work be encouraged by our
many teachers. TEACHER.